By Firstdespatch Desk Sep 24, 2022
Agartala, Sep 24 (FD) JICA India Mission Team has come to Tripura on a three-day visit from September 21 to September 23 for review the progress of field implementation of Tripura JICA (SCATFORM) Project activities.
As part of their visit, the JICA Mission Team attended a review meeting in the Conference Hall of Prakriti Bhavan and reviewed the component wise physical and financial process of SCATFORM Project presented by CEO and PD, JICA, Dr. Avinash M. Kunfade (IFS).
After the presentation, JICA India Mission Team has appreciated the progress of SCATFOEM Project, as the Project has progress very well even after facing so many hurdles due to Covid-19 pandemic crisis for the last 2 to 3 years.
Later, JICA India Mission Team met Principal Secretary Forests, GoT K S Sethi (IFS) for a while to update the issue related with the SCATFORM Project. Then the JICA India Mission Team met the Secretary Finance, Brijesh Pandey (IAS), GoT and discussed about the progress of the project andother avenues where JICA can also collaborate positively with the Government of Tripura.
In the evening, JICA India Mission Team conducted meeting with Director NCE, Pravin Agmwal (IFS) and took note of the progress of NCE activities.
On September 22, 2022, JICA India Mission Team visited Khowai District accompanied by PMU and PMC officials and seen the activities implemented in the Project villages during TFIPAP Project (Phase-I) as well as SCA'I'FORM Project (Phase-fl).
They have visited AR, ANR, Agroforestry plantations, MUC and check dams constructed during Phase-I as well as under SCATFORM Project and interacted with the beneficiaries at Upendra JFMC, lihupendra Debbarrna JFMC and South Goyamoni JFMC.
Fingerlings were released in two check dams in presence of JICA Mission Team and also fish feed distributed to the SI IGs involved in fishery activity. Three Silas were given Rs. 1.00 lakh loan in presence of JICA Mission Team for IGA activities.
JICA Team also interacts with the SHG members engaged in Handloom making activity at South Cioyamani JFMC.
Overall, JICA Mission Team was impressed seeing the progress of implementation of project components and expressed their satisfaction. They complemented PMU officials that Phase-II Project will going to be a successful venture like Phase-I Project. In the evening of September 23, RCA India Mission Team departed from Tripura to Delhi. FD PD